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Spring
Loaded: A Message from the Editor top
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Hello
everyone! It has been a very busy month with lots of stuff
going on, and I apologize for not getting the February issue
of Pezhead Monthly out sooner. But here it is, in
somewhat abbreviated format, on this lovely Valentine's
Day. We have the honor this month of Big Bird Pez sitting
down for the Five Questions, along with the almost-Grammy-nominated
Almost-Quote of the Month and some Pez Poetry for your souls.
I look
forward to returning for another full issue in March. Also,
it's never too early to be thinking about submitting your
poetry for the 2004 Pez Poetry Slam. This year the Pez Poetry
Slam is going to be held on the pages of the May
issue of Pezhead Monthly (not the April issue, as
has been the case for the last two years), giving more opportunities
for submissions. If you can write poetry... or even if you
can rhyme two or more lines about Pez... then the Pezhead
Monthly Poetry Slam is for you. Be sure to check out the
2002 Pez Poetry Slam,
the 2003 Pez Poetry Slam,
and the Pezhead Monthly
submission guidelines.
Thanks
very much, and see you next month!
Joe
Durrant
Editor, Pezhead Monthly
joe@pezheadmonthly.com
Five
Questions for the Big Bird Pez Dispenser top
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Big Bird Pez can tell you how to
get to Sesame Street, and can also tell you where
to get some Pez.
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Pezhead
Monthly: Big Bird Pez, you are part
of the new Sesame Street Pez dispenser set that is
available here in the United States. However, you've
been around for a little while over in Europe as well.
What are your thoughts on suddenly becoming part of
a worldwide phenomenon?
Big
Bird Pez: That's awfully kind of you,
but I would hesitate to call it a 'worldwide phenomenon.'
We're just enjoying being a part of the Pez family.
True, we've been entertaining kids of all ages for
35 years now, but now that we are Pez dispensers,
the fun can really begin.
PM:
That is true indeed. Plus, coming to
America has also expanded the Sesame Street Pez set,
adding Elmo Pez and Zoe Pez. How are these two additions
fitting in with the rest of the crew?
BBP:
Oh, it's been great to have them join
us in stores everywhere. At first, the four of us
(myself, Cookie Monster Pez, Bert Pez, and Ernie Pez)
were a pretty tight-knit group, and adding two more
seemed almost unnatural. But this is the way it was
on the show, as well- Cookie, Bert, Ernie, and I were
the "old guard" and then Elmo and Zoe came
in and shook things up. And if history is any indication,
things will only get better.
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PM:
That's a good point, Big Bird Pez. Elmo Pez,
who we initially tried to reach for this interview, declined,
as he was too busy being tickled, doing the hokey-pokey,
doing the Limbo, and just generally being a multimedia sensation.
Does his star power sometimes get to be too much for everyone
else, who are content just being Pez dispensers?
BBP:
No, you kind of get used to it. Every group
has that individual who just sort of stands out. "Seinfeld"
had Kramer, "Family Matters" had Urkel, and the
Beatles had Ringo. It's pretty standard, and Elmo can be
a regular Pez dispenser like any one of us. That being said,
if there were to someday be an Oscar the Grouch Pez or a
Snuffleupagus Pez that would put Elmo Pez in his place,
you wouldn't hear a peep from this bird.
PM:
Very interesting, Big Bird Pez. Speaking
of huge stars, you tower over your co-stars on "Sesame
Street," yet as a Pez dispenser you are just about
the same height as every other Pez dispenser. Has this change
taken some time to get used to?
BBP:
Ah yes, Pez- the great equalizer. You could
be a tall drink of water like myself or Chewbacca, or you
could be a little guy like Tweety or R2D2, but when you
take it to the Pez dispenser level, we're all more or less
4-inch pieces of plastic with one common purpose: to dispense
fruity goodness to kids of all ages. Plus, as a Pez dispenser
I am much less prone to accidentally stepping on people
when I get too excited.
PM:
That is great to hear, and thanks again for
sitting down with Pezhead Monthly for the Five Questions,
Big Bird Pez. I now open the floor to you for closing thoughts.
Anything you'd like to share?
BBP:
Yes indeed. This Five Questions was brought
to you by the letters P, E, and Z.
Pez
Poetry top
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Pez
Haiku #34
I gave
you my heart,
So please don't go breaking it
By selling my Pez.
Leap
Year
This
year we get an extra day,
That's what the calendar says.
Another day to live and breathe,
Another chance to get some Pez.
Pez
Almost-Quote of the Month top
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"When
I get that feeling, I need Pezual healing."
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